From the field to the laboratory: Controlling DNA contamination in human ancient DNA research in the high-throughput sequencing era
Abstract High-Throughput DNA Sequencing (HTS) technologies have changed the way in
which we detect and assess DNA contamination in ancient DNA studies. Researchers use …
which we detect and assess DNA contamination in ancient DNA studies. Researchers use …
Massive migration from the steppe was a source for Indo-European languages in Europe
We generated genome-wide data from 69 Europeans who lived between 8,000–3,000 years
ago by enriching ancient DNA libraries for a target set of almost 400,000 polymorphisms …
ago by enriching ancient DNA libraries for a target set of almost 400,000 polymorphisms …
Beyond broad strokes: sociocultural insights from the study of ancient genomes
In the field of human history, ancient DNA has provided answers to long-standing debates
about major movements of people and has begun to inform on other important facets of the …
about major movements of people and has begun to inform on other important facets of the …
Kinship-based social inequality in Bronze Age Europe
A Mittnik, K Massy, C Knipper, F Wittenborn, R Friedrich… - Science, 2019 - science.org
Revealing and understanding the mechanisms behind social inequality in prehistoric
societies is a major challenge. By combining genome-wide data, isotopic evidence, and …
societies is a major challenge. By combining genome-wide data, isotopic evidence, and …
The osteological paradox 20 years later: past perspectives, future directions
More than 20 years ago, Wood et al.(Curr Anthropol 33: 343–370, 1992) published “The
Osteological Paradox: Problems of Inferring Prehistoric Health from Skeletal Samples,” in …
Osteological Paradox: Problems of Inferring Prehistoric Health from Skeletal Samples,” in …
Descent, marriage, and residence practices of a 3,800-year-old pastoral community in Central Eurasia
Our understanding of prehistoric societal organization at the family level is still limited. Here,
we generated genome data from 32 individuals from an approximately 3,800-y-old burial …
we generated genome data from 32 individuals from an approximately 3,800-y-old burial …
Female exogamy and gene pool diversification at the transition from the Final Neolithic to the Early Bronze Age in central Europe
C Knipper, A Mittnik, K Massy… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Human mobility has been vigorously debated as a key factor for the spread of bronze
technology and profound changes in burial practices as well as material culture in central …
technology and profound changes in burial practices as well as material culture in central …
Re-theorising mobility and the formation of culture and language among the Corded Ware Culture in Europe
Recent genetic, isotopic and linguistic research has dramatically changed our
understanding of how the Corded Ware Culture in Europe was formed. Here the authors …
understanding of how the Corded Ware Culture in Europe was formed. Here the authors …
Ancient DNA reveals key stages in the formation of central European mitochondrial genetic diversity
The processes that shaped modern European mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation remain
unclear. The initial peopling by Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers~ 42,000 years ago and the …
unclear. The initial peopling by Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers~ 42,000 years ago and the …
Unraveling ancestry, kinship, and violence in a Late Neolithic mass grave
The third millennium BCE was a period of major cultural and demographic changes in
Europe that signaled the beginning of the Bronze Age. People from the Pontic steppe …
Europe that signaled the beginning of the Bronze Age. People from the Pontic steppe …